M2 MacBook Air 6 Months Later - Still the Best M2 Mac!
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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Timestamps
• Intro - 0:00
• Unboxing - 1:07
• Build & Aesthetic - 1:47
• Portability - 3:00
• Display - 3:40
• Display Link Dock - 5:20
• Specs & Performance - 6:30
• Ports & Connectivity - 8:25
• Keyboard and Trackpad - 9:16
• Speaker Camera Mic - 9:59
• Battery & Charging - 10:34
• Other Options - 11:00
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Finally an actual review of this Mac. I'm so tired of UA-camrs saying this laptop is trash because it doesn't do 8k raw video editing. Like, bro, what do you think the MacBook air is for?
Agreed.
agreed
its for my web browsing, netflix and fucking porn
For the price it’s not great though. If all you’re doing is light photo editing or just web browsing there are less expensive options.
@@RiceCubeTechIt‘s great especially for the price.
I appreciate your review. You answered all my questions too 👍🏿 Def getting this now
seriously great review. Been watching these M2 MacBook Air reviews for a couple weeks now and this is by far my favorite. Such a realistic take
Probably one of the best if not the best and objective review of the M2 MacBook Air.
Great work.
An honest user review… nicely done.
Thanks for the legitimate, honest review that doesn't always bash the negatives, but rather focuses on the day-to-day performance. Keep it up!
Best honest review I saw on whole YT for M2 MBA !!
Thank you! This has been helpful!
Got my MacBook Air m2 July 2022 for my DJING love it🎉❤ I really enjoyed this video 🤘🏾👍🏾👏🏾
Great review from real-world use point of view! Thanks!
I love your review. As others have said it is an honest review that focuses solely on the base laptop itself and doesn’t spend 3/4 of the review saying it doesn’t work as fast compared to the full spec Pro.
Great video. One minute in I already knew I wanted to subscribe to your channel 👍
My editing timeline looks similar to yours and I have a mac mini m2 base model at home, so I got this to edit on the go. I expect similar results. Thanks for the review, I already bought it, but that's what I always do...buy first, watch the review after :))
Neat work ! 🙌🏻
Great content
Like this for the fact it’s being reviewed as intended. All these tech UA-camrs are trying to treat it as a pro device. Then bash on how it can’t handle certain tasks. Good job
Would love to get that wallpaper! Also, great review. I love mine!
I can appreciate a video like this reviewing the M2 Macbook Air. Much better than another youtuber (Arthur Winer) that outright hates the machine. I dont have one yet (saving up for it) but I ordered a Dbrand skin. I chose the swarm skin to go with my Ipad Air 5g with the same skin on it.
Great content man! Thank you for the helpful and thorough review
New subscriber, and fellow UA-camr. 🎉🎉🎉 thank you for the down-to-earth review very refreshing not to be one of the people that do nothing but benchmarks
Thanks awesome review
Thanks for watching!
I sincerely thank you for this review, I get mine on Tuesday. I am very much appreciate the fact that you took the time to baste your review on the stuff that matters instead of benchmarks, because I was feeling a bit discouraged but after seeing what you showed I’m beyond Excited because mine is upgraded slightly and you’re doing everything that I want to do on the base model. This is my first MacBook. I just wanted something portable and I love the color. so I appreciate you putting my mind at ease, you’ve gained a subscriber have a great rest of your weekend.
I have mine and absolutely love it. the performance is almost flawless for me, though I occasionally feel the 8gb ram when I have busy days with lots of tabs and adobe suite running
@@ethanmatthews7984 well I have 16 GB ram 512 SSD, and 10 core GPU even though practically everyone advised against it
What configuration did you get and how’s it working so far?
@@sunitjoshi3573 I mentioned it in my last comment, but no worries, I have 16 GB of RAM 512 storage and the 10 core gpu I don’t get it until Tuesday evening but I am very excited and from what I’ve read I imagine I’m going to enjoy it very much. I can report back in a week or so if you would like.
@@killroy2010 Oh, Great! Please let me know how the perf. and battery is holding up....thanks!
Best review
i picked this up last year, with 1tb storage and 16gb ram. i love it so much, absolutely my favorite macbook, favorite computer ever. i paid a bit extra to get my choice configuration, but this form factor was a priority. couldn't be happier with it!
If you got midnight how has it held up to scratches
@@SajiRai I've had the midnight one since within a month of launch and it hasn't been scratched
@@Llamuwhat about now
@@msplnt no scratches but it’s only been 2 months
no scratches here either, midnight color@@msplnt
I’m glad to hear a positive statement about the M2 Air cause a lot of people have been very negative on the M2 Air that it gets too hot or anything else about it. I ordered the 15 inch M2 Air and excited to try It! Especially I got the 24GB RAM with the Base storage.
Might be the only person in the world that would do that, but fair play to you.
I have the same model and color with a high-end clamshell to protect it. This laptop is absolutely awesome and can't put it down. The only thing I did was bought a 1T Sabrent m.4 and a Sabrent external case for it so I do have more space now.
how has it held up to scratches
@@SajiRai I have a shell to protect it and where the USB plugs are I try to not scratch around the area. For the most part, it looks brand new and runs awesome.
I enjoyed this reviewed A LOT, particularly the fact that you did not dwell on the previous devices and did not emphasized on the capabilities of the previous model. I'm considering to invest on this device as my first MacBook! I'd definitely go for the 16gb and 512SDD since I go hard on date to date activities.
Great choice
Day to day*
@@wsdfgesdfr5786 I did not notice the typo 🤣
its incredible that the ipad pro 12.9 inch has the same specs as this laptop but its so incompatible due to its limitations. Apple imo could make ipad os wayyy better at least for the ipads that have a laptop chip. it has so much potential than the software that are available in the app store, I personally wish you could use some applications that macos has. But for me the touch screen is really useful. but again its a shame that it cant use other official software outside of the appstore.
I'm glad that you did mention the Macbook Air M2 could play the Sims 4.
I have a 14” Pro with M1 Pro chip. It works like a champ and best laptop I’ve ever used (I previously had a 2012 MacBook Air and 2015 MacBook Pro)
Wow! that's a huge upgrade from the 2012 to the 14" M1 Pro! Hope it's working well, massive upgrade!
Nice wallpaper.
Idk what it is but I liked this video the most out of all the other reviews on UA-cam
A very good review. I tried the M2 MBA and this was not for me. My 2020 IPad Pro was much better for my usage (web browsing, streaming, smoothness of the 120hz…) and sufficient for the go. I’m planing to buy the base M2 Mac mini for the rare cases when a computer is better. I just bought yesterday a LG Ultrafine 4K monitor for it and my ps5 just for 160 € thanks to a promo with my company and I already have a Magic Keyboard. Thanks to my compagny gift for Christmas and The Apple Store education price, I can have this Mac Mini for 460 € ! It’s an incredible price. Can’t wait to receive it !
"The stickers everyone mentions but never use" .... so true. Every reviewer spends time discussing if the stickers are there and what color they are. Who freakin cares nobody uses them.
I️ put it on my m2 air
@@bitcoochie4093 We all make mistakes
Ayyyy, I had that background on my previous phone.
My question is...what is that wallpaper??? 🤩
Just picked this up today to finish integrating into the Apple ecosystem. Glad to hear it’s basically the perfect MacBook
I picked up an M2 Macbook Air after my M1 Macbook Pro took some water damage. I feel like the M2 air doesn't have quite the battery life my M1 pro did.
Any advice on if the air is more than suitable in the long run for music production/ DJing? I’m between this or the 14” pro
Turn on low power mode and the battery life is really impressive.
I have even better advice - just never turn the damn machine on and use it as a coffee coaster. Your battery is going to be great!
I was thinking about this computer for my son
I was surprised how much I didn't like the keyboard on the M2 Macbook air. I usually use Windows machines and right now have a Lenovo Legion Slim 7 and an ASUS laptop and I prefer their keyboard. I figured I would like the Air Keyboard since I loved the Pro 2016 keyboard and with the magic keyboard replacing the butterfly keyboard i figured no brainer. I found the keyboard to be too shallow compared to the ASUS Zenbook 14 I ended up with.
More tech reviewers need to share reviews keeping in mind that most people don't upgrade Macbooks every year as you mentioned. As tech reviewers they get new devices every year (for free mostly) doesn't mean a common person does too!
Best looking color ever on a laptop.
Agreed!!! I love the form factor so much.
What mouse are you using? And how is it connected? 2,4 GHz or Bluetooth?
Where to get this wallpaper
where'd you get the wallpaper from?
The speakers playing the Ant Man trailer is extremely impressive
Wallpaper on your Mac please
Btw- That docking station does NOT have a 10Gb ethernet port on it.
Hi, cool review.. How do you deal with the heat after long daily use as it doesn't have fans?
Watching this video in my Mac M2 Air 😇
How do you sound like FitMC? 😮
i have the m2 macbook air in silver
Fellow diablo consumer :D. Can't wait for d4
Same! I don’t think it’s on Mac though :(. Still trying to decide between getting it on my gaming PC or PS5
@@MinimalisTech I already have the CE on order, and pre-ordered the game itself as well on PC. I don't think it's coming on mac.
Wallpaper?
Where can I find that wallpaper? Its awesome!
It’s called Nature Sunrise Digital
Art River Landscape
Mountains Trees 8K
Bought one of these, for their portability, for my GIS Mapping / Survey mapping role on oil rigs in the Persian Gulf. The MacBook Air might be great in a coffee shop or bedroom but it simply doesn't cut it on rigs in the Persian Gulf heat. It throttled too much during basic tasks and I experienced the beach ball more times than I would like to mention. I had to return it during my next expat break and changed it for a MacBook Pro 13 M2 as recommended by troubleshooters at Apple. The thermal cooling system in the Pro makes it far superior for professional applications and extreme working environments. I don't care if the screen is a tad smaller and the design is more dated. It was a vast improvement over the Air M2. No one talks about this issue enough. The MacBook Pro 13has been written off by so many 'UA-cam Experts' but most haven't got a clue what they're talking about. A laptop needs to be cooled.
Your usecase is the exception
@@thedownunderverse Maybe so but this is why the MacBook Pro is for Pros. It delivers no matter the situation. The MacBook Air showed itself to be very lacking. Lesson learned for the future. Great computers need fans. They have to be kept cool.
youre using it in an extreme heat temperature 24/7 and seeing by your occupation, your use case is suited by the pros than the air. The MacBook Pro 13 has been written as it has very few advantages. Usually, they take the air for light users and 14/16 for the power users. The use case that the 13 has is that its cooled so it can be used in high temp situations and its small and compact, not as the air. Personally, its a great machine on its own but it's that when you compare to the 14/16 or air, its not worth it unless very few special exceptions like you. Another reason is the luxurious reason, the 13 has an old design and when people feel something luxurious, its hard to go back. (think like this, you go from 60Hz to 120Hz, not just see but actually switch for like a month, then you go back to 60Hz, it will look and feel horrendous)
@@fahim.shariar actually I meant to update the thread. Whereas the MacBook Pro was much better than the MacBook Air, I still wasn't satisfied. I started getting spinning beach balls and a very unresponsive OS. In the end I left Apple behind (after many years of use) and bought the very latest ThinkPad X1 carbon. At the end of the day the truth is this....Apple products are not really serious professional products in rugged, outdoor, tough environment conditions. They are maybe ok in a nice air conditioned recording studio or in a kids bedroom but that is it. These are luxury products that are meant to look nice on a coffee table when you walk into a room. Sadly, many of us need serious working tools that will not let us down in pressurised environments. These shiny silver boxes of Apple are simply not dependable in the environments that I work in. The ThinkPad has been absolutely fabulous and far more rugged, far more dependable and it is delivering everything that I need. I guess that is why NASA depend on them and take them to the moon! Never seen a MacBook on a space shuttle before or used by the military lol! Apple serves a demographic segment of people who must have things that look nice over and above functionality. For professionals in many environments, functionality is far more important than looking pretty and delivering patchy clown-like performance. Horses for courses.
now that the 14 inch m1 pro is available at best buy for 1599, would you recommend that over a 16/512 m2 air?
Problem is you can only get them refurbished… I personally want a brand new laptop
Thisbis the first review where i am hearing that 8gb ram is ok. I am looking for my first ever mac aiming for good do everything family machine...emails, documents, no gaming, media, Photoshop/lightroom and illustrator. I got the feeling that i must opt for 16gb and 512 in order to get a good experience but this put it so close to m1pro that i wonder why not pay slihhtly more for better screen and more ports. Do you think that 8gb and 512 ot 1tb will be absolutely ok for my case ?
you'll be fine with base IMO
Just bought one and love it. But got the grey one as it hides the finger prints and looks much nicer. Clean looking.
The space grey one looks awesome
@@D37fit it is and hides finger prints. clean looking
this is the most maxed out MacBook you can buy RIGHT NOW, i don't like apple products but i am surprised by the specs. but i love pc a lot more then any apple product.
16-inch Apple MacBook Pro M2 MAX 12-core CPU 38-core GPU 96gb RAM 8TB SSD NEW "
How to play diable 3 on this the mac 😮
Would you recommend the 13 air for writing, software development (in rust), web development and photo editing? (I would use it as my main computer and use it all day)
Yeah, those seem pretty good tasks for this. They are not very heavy weight I guess so this should handle them
@@mihnealazar7039 Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting mine
Hey bro can you tell me the name of site you used to download that wallpaper in thumbnail
Here you go!
www.wallpaperflare.com/sunset-the-sun-mountains-the-game-river-forest-view-hills-wallpaper-bokee
Should i get the midnight colour or Space Grey?? Is the fingerprint magnet and the scratches really a deal?
Personally it doesn’t bug me at all, that and I’ve ALWAYS gotten space grey. Midnight is a nice change.
But yeah it is a finger print magnet. Just doesn’t bug me
@@MinimalisTech Thankss!!
Does the device got overheat or the heat cause discomfort to use seeing he connected to 2 addition monitor which require more processing power? i'm thinking to get one but concern on the fanless limitation.
i normally mixed my usage between work n personal use.
ie: lots of browser , multiple desktop screen, outlook, etc etc
for that, it will never even have to use its full potential. youll be fine
Please tell me the wallpaper name
Here you go!
www.wallpaperflare.com/sunset-the-sun-mountains-the-game-river-forest-view-hills-wallpaper-bokee
Where do you get the money to do this? Asking for a friend😂😂
huehuehueu i use the same wallpaper
Where can I buy the keyboard shown in 0:40?
This one! I still use it every day. Mine have the black switches
geni.us/DustsilverD84
@@MinimalisTech thank you
Is that the Tom Delonge signature model hanging on the wall?
Yup! He’s a legend 🤙🏽🤙🏽
@@MinimalisTech 100%. One of my biggest influences in music. Great channel btw. Stumbled upon it recently and your viewpoints align really well with my tech needs as a non-pro user. Keep up the good work! Subscribed!
The moment winter ends this thing will become unusable because temps
Mine runs ice cold.
Problem i have with Apple products is issue of replacing parts. I wanted to buy this but feel like getting cheaper oled based laptop.
Apple laptops are just super... My first MacBook I bought in 2003 & replaced it in early 2011. Yes, with a second MacBook & that's the laptop I'm still using here as I type this. While replacing parts is an issue, not much we can do about it for now,,
@@ed-gw3ov you are confusing older macs with newer ones. Older ones were the benchmarks, while newer ones are poorly designed products for fanboys. And yes solution for me at least is simple, avoid such products which force you a dongle life.
if i owned apple. i would create the one best option for forever. meaning if you want iphone the only option would be, iphone 14 pro max 1TB.
i wonder if people would still buy apple products if they could only buy the best option which would be the most expensive option if that makes sense.
No that doesn’t make sense.
Wow!!! 🤯 I think this is the first M2 MacBook Air video not to mention it's a fingerprint magnet - thanks you!!!
(that being said, you should wipe down your machine before filming 😉)
lol idk if we watched the same vid but he did mention it at 2:22
did bro just call the Macbook Pro's color "space gay" at 2:51?
haha
it is
I'm Serbian and at 3:01 IT SAID DOBAR DAN INSTEAD OF ZDRAVO WTF
I just got the 512 for 900 at Best Buy? Would u say that’s the Best Buy?😂
Honestly that unfair. Lol. Was it open box? Wild! I have the 15” on order to check it out not sure if it’s a keeper tho. Really love the 13”
@@MinimalisTech open box excellent 🤯
Thunderbolt 4? Nope. Thunderbolt 3.
Fingerprints? Nope. U$13. case.
30 watt charger? Nope. 140 watt. (got it w/ my M1 16"MBP and it works fine)
U$ 1200? Nope. Amazon $1K. Free Shipping, too
space gay 2:50
The space gay macbook
It’s either M1 air or buy the m2 MacBook Pro…M2 air is not worth the price
Base M2 MacBook Pro is a worse choice that the M2 MacBook Air, because they perform pretty much the same.
3:45 a shitty glossy display, nothing good
🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
How to get your cool wallpaper? 🥹
Here! Thanks for watching
www.wallpaperflare.com/sunset-the-sun-mountains-the-game-river-forest-view-hills-wallpaper-bokee
@@MinimalisTech Thank you, Honor, for replying to comments, not everyone does!
Can you make a similar video of the 15” Macbook Air? 😅
@@lukaaass haha i actually have a video coming for the 13” m3 Air, sorry it’s not the 15” :(
I’ll see if I can borrow a 15” tho, maybe it’s time to try a bigger one.